The Mola Story

A short 30 minute flight from Panama City will take you several centuries back into the past, as you visit the San Blas Islands of the Kuna Indians, who still keep their old lifestyle and traditions.

The Archipelago is composed of over three hundred islands, some inhabited, some not, some named others remaining nameless to this day, all of them surrounded with crystal clear waters. It is Paradise found.

They also wear colored bead ornaments on their wrists and ankles. Chains, pectorals, a red headress, and gold noserings complete their every-day attire.

Your adventure at San Blas could be a stay at an uninhabited island, a fishing tour, dancing and traditional rites, diving and spear-gun fishing, the enjoyment of the crystalline waters or merely the peace of a hammock swung by the wind.

But to complete your visit you will undoubtably purchase a souvenir mola to remember your adventure.

Molas are undoubtedly the most famous art produced in Panama. The Kuna women have been sewing these works of art for years. They incorporate them into their clothing, usually with one mola serving as the front of the blouse, and another for the back. The mola is often described as a reverse appliqu̩. For each color of cloth that you see there is a piece of cloth of that color sewn into the mola. Each mola is hand-stitched with thousand of stitches. The theme of the mola is determined by the imagination of the artist.

Our representatives personally know the Kuna Artists and have purchased thousands of Molas so that you too can appreciate this rare and delicate art form. The only REAL molas are the hand-sewn molas of the Kuna Indians, accept no substitutions, ours are the real McCoy!

And if you’re interested in making a journey to this "land before time", give us a shout, we know the people that can make all the arrangements for you!

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